A SPEEDING driver propelled a pedestrian 150ft into two trees and a lamp post after hitting him at 54mph, a court was told.

Mark Graham, 18, struck Tony Beaton with such force the victim was thrown high into the air and towards the side of the carriageway. His body first collided with one tree, bounced off the boot and hit another tree before ricocheting for a second time.

He hit a lamp post and then a stone wall before landing on a pavement 150 ft from the scene of the first impact. Mr Beaton died from multiple injuries.

Police discovered Graham could have been driving his Mini as slow as 47mph. They calculated the probable speed as 54mph after estimating the maximum as 61mph.

Graham, now 20, of Valley View, Hyde, admitted at Manchester causing death by dangerous driving and was sent to a young offenders' institution for 12 months.

He was also banned from driving for six years. The accident in August last year occurred three months after Graham had passed his test and shortly after being caught speeding.

Mr Beaton, 24, was returning home from a pub and had been drinking. He walked into the middle of Talbot Road, in Hyde, which has a 30mph speed limit, and was hit by Graham's Mini.

In passing sentence, Judge Barry Woodward told Graham: ''Apart from these matters, you are a young man of whom your parents are entitled to be proud.''